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How to Use Kik Messenger

Kik Messenger is a social app that helps you stay connected. With Kik Messenger, you can play games, chat and browse the web without leaving the app. Here’s a guide on how to use Kik Messenger and all of its awesome features.

1. Download Kik Messenger

Head on over to the Play Store or App Store and download Kik Messenger. Once the app has downloaded, open up the app and register your Kik account. You will need to enter your first and last name, create a Kik username, and enter in your email address and password. Kik will then ask if you want to upload your contacts to see who’s already using Kik messenger.

2. Chat With Your Friends

To chat, click on your friend’s Kik username and start typing where in the ‘Type a message’ field. You can choose from a variety of emoticons to express yourself during conversations. By tapping the ‘+’ you can upload images from your gallery, take a photo with your device’s camera, add stickers, sketch, add links, and create memes. You can also add YouTube videos and Top Sites.

3. Add Your Friends By Username

To find your friends on Kik Messenger, simply tap the talk to icon in the top right and type in your friends username. Once you send your friend a message you can save them to your contact list.

4. Browse the Web Without Leaving Kik Messenger

One of the many features of Kik Messenger includes the ability to easily browse the web without leaving the app. To browse the web, swipe to the left and you’ll see the search bar on the top left. Here, you can browse all of your favorite sites.

5. Play Games With Your Friends

By tapping on ‘Top Sites,’ you can play games such as Words With Friends, Monster Blocks, Word Swap and more. To play a game, just tap on the game you’re interested in playing and hit open. You’ll see all of the games you played recently under ‘Recent’ in the main menu.